Krannert Art Museum Events
Saturday, August 9, 2025
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Discover the art of printmaking in this hands-on, process-based class designed for adult learners of all experience levels. You’re invited to learn printmaking techniques in a supportive, creative environment inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and collection.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Calling all new and returning U of I students! Kick off the school year and celebrate Krannert Art Museum’s newest exhibitions at KAM Fest 2025. Stop by the museum to get a free tote bag, enjoy food trucks and an immersive art installation by local artist Matt Harsh, plus art activities with the CU Community Fab Lab!
Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Enjoy a ribbon-cutting, new exhibitions, and live music! Join us to celebrate the Grand Reopening of the museum—after eighteen months of renovations—including premiering new exhibitions, remarks, and a performance by Peruvian Quechua hip-hop artist Liberato Kani.
Friday, August 29, 2025
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Join us for an unforgettable night with Liberato Kani—Peru’s visionary Quechua hip-hop artist. His music fuses hip-hop with Andean, Amazonian, and Afro-Peruvian rhythms, carrying stories of cultural pride, Indigenous resistance, and life between the highlands and the city. Champaign-Urbana’s community mariachi group, Mariachi Libertad, will open the evening!
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Join us for an unforgettable night with Liberato Kani—Peru’s visionary Quechua hip-hop artist! After a performance (Gallery Art Bar (6-8:30 pm), enjoy a reception and conversation. Liberato will share insights into his process, discuss the cultural and conceptual foundations of his performance, and invite conversation. *This is a CEU-eligible event!*